Vondelpark : Hipbone

[Previously]

Matty Fasano

ARMS bassist Matty Fasano has just released his debut single 'Unkind/Unusual', a free download of two delicately sparse, piano led songs.



More at mattyfasano.bandcamp.com.

Vondelpark : TV

via Fact.

Co La : Blanketing Marakesh (Coco Version)

Co La follows up 'Blood Orange Crush' with the next release in the Fugitive Of Leisure series, 'Blanketing Marakesh' (Coco Version). Sub-bass, heavily reverbed percussion and ambient sounds wrap themselves around Co La's disjointed song structure, just on the edge of falling apart. Compelling.


Co La 'Blanketing Marakeesh' (CoCo Version)

More at friendsrecordsbaltimore.com.

Puro Instinct

LA duo Puro Instinct, sisters Piper and Skylar Kaplan, release debut LP 'Headbangers in Ecstasy' on 12th September through Record Makers. Sounding something like Fleetwood Mac played through a bath of warm treacle, lead track 'Stilyagi' features fellow exponent of lo-fi smooth rock jams Ariel Pink.




Puro Instinct 'Stilyagi' (Ft Ariel Pink)

More at recordmakers.com.

Honeydrum

Honeydrum are rather prolific. Averaging a release a month, their 'Pleasures of the Sun' 6-track EP is out on 15th July. More details and sounds from that come soon but in the meantime check out latest offering 'Vacation'.



More at amdiscs.com.

GDFX

'Laoqi' and 'Tula' are taken from the debut solo album by GDFX aka Greg Fox, drummer and "musical octopus" with Liturgy, Dan Deacon Ensemble, Teeth Mountain, Guardian Alien and other such experimental beat combos. It's released via Impose Records on 16th August.


GDFX 'Laoqi' + 'Tula'

More at imposemagazine.com.

Arrange : Plantation

Awash with delicate textures, 18 year-old South Florida musician Arrange releases his debut album 'Plantation'. Arrange is self-releasing the LP on limited vinyl LP on 12th July and download via Bandcamp, whilst its also being released on cassette via Alchemist Records.



More at arrange.bandcamp.com.

Diva : Glow Worm

Ex-Pocahaunted bassist Diva has last year's debut album 'The Glitter End' given a proper release on 2nd August by Critical Hights. MP3 via alteredzones.com.

More at criticalheights.com.

unouomedude : Frequency

unouomedude from Jacksonville, Florida releases his first official single 'Frequency' on 19th April.

MP3:
'Frequency'

More at oldflamerecords.com.

Rough Fields : Manila

'Manila' by Rough Fields is almost completely constructed from rescued instruments - a violin found on a tip, a rebuilt mandolin, a melodica with 15 working keys, a two string guitar, percussion made up of chopsticks and a mic in a massive box for a kick drum. That it sounds like a well rehearsed orchestra is a commendable effort in invention and a great advert for recycling.

Yuck : Doctors In My Bed

New Yuck b-side taken from self-released single 'Get Away' out on 18th April.

Doctors In My Bed by Yuck

Galaxy Empire : The Void

'The Void' is 7+ minutes of hypnotic astral rumblings by new outfit Galaxy Empire.

Hard Mix : Defaults

Hard Mix releases a free LP 'Defaults' for download today, all in exchange for clicking "Like" on Facebook.

Download via dovecoterecords.com.

Dumbo Gets Mad : Elephants At The Door

Dumbo Gets Mad: Terrible band name. Great music. Amazing moustache. In the vein of other lo-fi psychedelic troupers like Ariel Pink, DGM's album covers limbo, marmalade and prawns over 10 tracks of fuzzpop rhythm and blooze. This is Bad Panda's first physical release after releasing a free digital single every Monday since November '09. Commendable stuff.

MP3:
Dumbo Gets Mad 'Plumy Tale'

Download the album in exchange for a tweet/share here or buy the LP at badpandarecords.bigcartel.com.

More info at badpandarecords.wordpress.com.

Dead Drums : Fashion Defense/Human Hair

Baltimore's Dead Drums have a tape out on Bathetic containing two EP releases: last year's 'Fashion Defense' and this month's 'Human Hair'. 'Carousin USA' is particularly nice, sounding like a half-drowned 'Dreams' by the Mac.





More at batheticrecords.com/fashion_defense

Evan Voytas : Tomorrow Night We'll Go Anywhere

Kate Moss shows off her pants in a new Jamie Harley shot video for Evan Voytas's song 'Tomorrow Night We'll Go Anywhere' from his recent EP of the same name.



More at cascine.us.

World Tour : Sparks

World Tour have signed to Cascine, one of my favourite new labels (home to Evan Voytas, Chad Valley, Selebrities etc). Their debut release is 'Sparks', a reminder that there is hope beyond the cold, dark winter nights.

World Tour 'Sparks'



More info at cascine.us.

Alternative Twenty Ten Mix

While I was compiling the obligatory end of year mix, I started to lose interest as it looked pretty much the same as everyone else's list. So this concentrates on some of the less hyped/popular music that made 2010 a pleasure.

And certainly no fucking Arcade Fire.

1. Cults 'Oh My God'
2. Sam Amidon 'How Come That Blood'
3. ARMS 'Heat & Hot Water'
4. Wild Nothing 'Chinatown'
5. Evan Voytas 'Our Thing'
6. Baths 'Lovely Bloodflow'
7. Yawn 'Toys'
8. Javelin 'Oh! Centra'
9. Pursuit Grooves 'Shabaps'
10. Vondelpark 'California Analog Dream'
11. Korallreven 'The Truest Faith'
12. Gala Drop 'Drop'
13. Arp 'Catch Wave'
14. Botany 'Feeling Today'
15. Seahawks 'High Tides'
16. Raw Moans 'Rose Bath' (Moon Remix)

Banjo Or Freakout : XA2010